ENV2100
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ENV2100 - Environment and Society (3 cr)
Environment, Society, and SustainabilitySB - Coll of Soc & Behavioral Sci
General Education Program Learning Outcome
Persist in Addressing Complex Problems
Social/Behavioral Science Exploration (BF) - GE Course-Level Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the General Education Social and Behavorial Sciences requirement, students will be able to:
Examine: Examine institutions and human behavior through social and behavioral concepts, methods, or theories;
Analyze: Identify diverse perspectives to explore and examine social and behavioral phenomena; and
Apply: Apply discipline-relevant and scientific theories and methods to make inferences about or applications to social and behavioral phenomena at personal, institutional, or cultural levels.
Analyze the role of environmental sustainability in the promotion of comprehensive justice and equity.
Apply critical thinking skills to provide sustainable solutions and build resilient communities.
Articulate a comprehensive world view that integrates diverse approaches to sustainability.
Define sustainability and assess the ways that sustainability topics are approached by a diversity of academic disciplines.
Demonstrate an understanding of comprehensive systemic analysis across both physical and behavioral dimensions involving society, the environment, and the economy.
Identify how globalized processes impact socioecological systems.
Learn how to solve large-scale problems using a multitude of tools and approaches.
Understand the basic sustainability concepts of homeostasis, carrying-capacity, cradle-to-grave recycling, evolutionary processes, inter-generational debt, socio-political adaptation, climate change, ecosystem services, and environmental justiceand understand the relationships between them.
Understand the basic theoretical concepts and methodologies of both the physical and social sciences.
Utilize the appropriate methodological tools to analyze and address specific research questions.